About Us

Mission

To connect the community of Greater Boston to the challenges of international development by creating opportunities for dialog and action.

Specifically, we aim to:

• Increase student engagement and preparation for action in international development issues.
• Facilitate the sharing of ideas among international development professionals and academics with the aim of enhancing development interventions
• Serve as a catalyst for Boston residents to take direct action in international development issues.

At present, BNID's efforts are focused on three main areas:

1. Maintaining a web site and e-mail list to serve as a clearing-house for events, resources, and opportunities related to international development.
2. Facilitating regular networking opportunities so groups such as professionals, students, or professors engaged in international development issues can share ideas and discuss topics of common concern.
3. Co-sponsoring special events. For example, BNID sponsors an annual forum focused on study, career, and internship opportunities in international development.

In the future, we envision further activities, all intended to enhance connections and coordination among groups and individuals in the Boston area. Please be email us at infobnid [dot] org if you are interested in partnering with BNID, or have ideas about how we may better serve you!

Background

The Boston Network for International Development (BNID) was founded in 2004 as a joint initiative of Boston University and World Education, Inc with the purpose of serving as a resource and point of connection for the Boston area international development community.

Few metropolitan regions are as favorably placed to address the challenges of global poverty as the Boston area, with its wealth of institutions focused on various facets of international development. Through connecting with each other locally, individuals and organizations of all types – profit and nonprofit, academic and nonacademic, informational and activist – can have a greater impact globally.